Vehicle brake



March 9 1926.

C. LOETHER VEHICLE BRAKE Filed April 15 192C:

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 9 1926.

c. LOETHER vamcm BRAKE Filed April 15 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 c. Lun 55 B Z Patented Mar. 9, 1926.

' UNITED STATES CHARLES LOETI-IER, OF LAFONTAINE, KANSAS.

VEHICLE BRAKE.

. Application filed April 12, 1923. Serial No. 631,857.

Toall whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that CHARLES Lonrnnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lafontaine, in the county of Wilson and State of Kansas, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle ;Brakes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a vehicle brake and has for its principal object to provide a device which will efficiently and positively enable the wheel of the vehicle to which the brake is applied to be stopped immediately upon the application of the brake.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a vehicle brake of the above mentioned character, which is of such a construction as to enable the same to be easily and quickly operated for the purposepf causing the brake to be applied to a portion of the vehicle wheel whereby the same may be instantly applied to check the movement of the vehicle to which the brake is fitted.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a vehiclebrake of the above mentioned character, which is simple 1n construction, inexpensive, strong, durable and further well adapted'for the purposes for which is is designated. r I

I Other objects and advantages of this 1nvention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in'whlch llke numerals designate like parts throughout the same v Figure 1 is a side elevation of the brake mechanism showing the relatlve arrangement of parts when the same are applied to a vehicle, certain parts of the vehicle being shown to illustrate the manner in whlch the brake is mounted.

Figure 2 is a detail view of the inner end of the vehicle hub showing the brake member in operative relation.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the vehlcle brake in use, and I v Figure dis a view of the several parts embodying my vehicle brake in disassembled relation. I

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the vehicle body and the rear axle is designated by the numeral 2 and the numeral 3 designates therear wheels mounted upon the axle 2. These elements are well known parts of a vehicle or the like and are illustrated to demonstrate the relation of the brake and operating mechanism which embodies my invention.

Adapted to be mounted upon the inner end of the hub 41 of the vehicle wheel is a brake band drum 5. This brake band drum 5 may be secured on the inner end of the hub 4 in any suitable manner. Adapted to encircle the periphery of the brake band drum 5, is a friction strap 6. This friction strap 6 is formed of suitable spring like metal and carries upon its inner face a detachable lining 7 which is adapted to engage the periphery of the brake band drum 5. By providing the friction strap with a detachable lining 7 it will be seen that the same may bev replaced from time to time as the casenecessitates without the necessity of having to insert an ent rely new friction strap when the wear of the same against the brake band drum 5 has caused the friction strap to lose its efliciency in holding and tightly bearing against the brake band drum.

Connected to the free end of'the friction strap 6 are the plates 8 and 9 respectively and these plates are secured upon the outer faces of the free ends of the friction strap 6 in any suitable manner. The free ends of the straps 8 and 9 are provided with looped portions as indicated by the numeral 10 and the purpose of this arrangement-is to adapt the plates 8 and 9 to hingedly receive and support the ends of the links ll and 12 respectively. The links 11 and. 12 which are pivotallysupported in the looped portions 10 of the plates 8 and 9 respectively have their opposite ends also 'looped for a similarpurpose. The link 11 is oflonger length than the link 12 and this construction as noted inFigQ2 of the drawings is for the.

purpose of facilitating-the proper functioning of the links and the operation of the friction strap 6 upon the periphery of the brake band drum 5.

Thefreeends of the links 11 and 12 are connected. to the upper and lower ends re spectively oflf a crank arm 13; The ends of the crankarm 13 are provided with suitable apertures for the purpose of permitting the ends to be pivotally connected to the freeljends of the links 11 and 12 by any suitablemeans: such as indicated by the numeral 14 in the drawings. The central or body portion of the crank arm 13 is provided with a transverse "opening 15 of square or angular outline, to receive the correspondingly formed end 16 of arod 17 which extends transversely of the vehiclel and' which is mounted in suitable hangers which are supported by the bolsters on the vehicle. A cotter pin or the like may be passed. through a suitable aperture formed in the endof the squared portion, 16 of the rod 17- after theoppositeend with the other section whereby upon turningthe turnbuckle 20 they sections 7 or parts-comprising,'thei rods 19 are drawn together or, separated as desired;

The opposite end of the rod 19.; 1s connectedto a lever 21 which is pivoted at22 to the side'ofthe: vehicle body 1. A rack segmentQSis also disposed andimounted upon the vehicle body 1 at a point adjacent: the pivotal; connection 22 of" the brake: operating lever 213 and the brake operatingz lever" 21 carries a pivoted pawl 24 which is adapted toengage the teethv25=onthe rack segment 23 for the purpose of-holding the. brake opicrating" lever 21 in adjusted position. An auxiliary lever 26*: is carried by the brake operating lever 21 for the purpose of actuw ating the pawl 24:. The construction ofthis particulararrangement is well known in the art and it isnot thought necessary to further describe the details of operation of the same. i

The operation of the vehicle brake isas follows':VV=henthe brake. operating lever 21 is thrown backas shown in Fig. 1 of a the drawings" the friction band, 6, will, be loose upon the brake-band drum, 5, and thereby allow the vehicle wheels to rotate freely. However when it, is desired to, apply. the brakeathealever 2 1 is movedyforwardly. and as the same isoperated. in this direction the lever, orarm. 18. causesthe rod; 17v to. be turned and in turn causes the, crank arm 13 which is mounted upon the: end. of; the rod 17 to, also-turni and as, the. crank arm turns thev ends of the crank. annjwhich are connected to thelinks 11 and.12 will move-in opposite directions, that isrto. say the link 11 will: be drawn forwardly. while. the link 12,- .will be drawn backwardly thereby causing.- the ends-of thefriction. strap, 6 to be drawn together and apply friction to the hrakeibandjb carried, on the hub4 andipreventinggthe. further rotatiomof th iew vehicle wheels 3.

It will thus he SGGILflOlIl the foregoil'lg description that; a vehicle brake has been provided wherein the rear wheels of a vehicle are caused to be instantly stopped by an arrangementwhich is simple and easily operated and furthermore does not require a number of parts. Furthermore the arrangment of the vehicle brake asabove de scribed (renders, the same very. efficient in its operation and'lwill prevent the momentum of the vehicle Wheels-as soon as the same. is

applied to the brake band drumcarried by the hubofthe-Wheel.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved apparatus, it

will be seen that I have provideda simple,

inexpensive and efficient means for carrying outi'the, objects of the invention, and while. I have particularly describedL-the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, itii'stobviousthat various changes in form, proportiouiand in the minor details connected to the ends of said strap, the opposite ends of said plates being bifurcated and the furcations loopedto provide sockets, apair of links having their one ends looped toiform, sockets adapted to fit' between the sockets oflthe'. ends of said plates, means for hingedly securing; the last mentioned ends ,of: the links tosaid plates, one of' said links being. of greater length than the] other and havingits outer end extending to a plane above the plane, of the outer'end' of the shorter links, the outer ends ofisaid links being, also, bifurcated. and thefurcations looped to form; sockets, a horizontally dis? posed shaft mounted for oscillation on the 1 vehicle and having a squared" endidisposed' in. awplanebetween the outer ends of said links, acrank arm, keyed to the squared end of said shaft having its ends hingedly-conjs c nected between the sockets oftheouter-ends of said links, whereby to draw the ends of said links toward one another when, the shaft is turned in one-direction, an arm keyed to the squared end of said shaft, and means in connection with said arm for manually, actuating the latter and correspondingly actuating said shaft, asfand for the purposes, described. p v

In testimony whereof, I affix my: signature, V v p i EA I OE' QHEBL 

